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Hardcover. Traces the history of mining from those early moments when man first started using tools to the present day where metals continue to underpin economic activity in the post industrial age. This book examines the history of mining methods, important events, technological developments, and the firms and personalities that built the industry. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- Harriman House Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897597903
- ISBN
- 9781897597903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 72.73
€ 95.12
€ 72.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BGH; JPWF; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Barbican Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909954144
- ISBN
- 9781909954144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Using over 200 archive images, this illustrated book describes the history of the herring industry of Yarmouth and Gorleston. It presents many of the faces that worked in the industry over the years, and the experiences and hardships of working in such a demanding environment. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; HBTB; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752437606
- ISBN
- 9780752437606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. John Humphrys' is a top political commentator and the voice of Radio 4's Today programme. The Great Food Gamble raises enormous questions and is indeed a manifesto for change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KNAC; RNC; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- SKU
- KKD0001960
- ISBN
- 9780340770467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
hardcover. Studying the years from 1880 to 1930, this text traces the origins, evolution and implications of the fruit industry in California, the creation of America's first industrial countryside and its repercussions. The text examines the growers' corporations and their political influence. Num Pages: 302 pages, 9 b/w illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211728
- ISBN
- 9780520211728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.03€ 49.44
€ 63.03
€ 49.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Wright, Wynne; Middendorf, Gerad. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 illustrations/1 map. BIC Classification: JFFT; JPW; KNAC; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271032740
- ISBN
- 9780271032740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 69.50
€ 83.18
€ 69.50
Paperback. Illuminating the dark side of economic globalization, this book gives an insider's view of the migrant farmworkers' binational circuit that stretches from the west central Mexico countryside to central California. Useful for all Americans, "The Farmworkers' Journey" traces the human consequences of our policy decisions. Num Pages: 361 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 6 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250734
- ISBN
- 9780520250734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Representing the proceedings of the 2nd Ceres Conference on Food and Nutrition, held in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, USA in 1991, this volume discusses such topics as the international regulation of food, the acceptance of bioengineered food and international tariffs for food products. Editor(s): Gaull, Gerald E.; Goldberg, Ray A. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; MBNH3; TDCT; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471590729
- ISBN
- 9780471590729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.84
€ 244.84
Hardcover. There has been an increase in food price instability in recent years, with varied consequences for farmers, market participants, and consumers. Does financial speculation affect food price volatility? This book address this and other questions. Editor(s): Chavas, Jean-Paul; Hummels, David; Wright, Brian D. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 440 pages, 53 line drawings, 55 tables. BIC Classification: KCT; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226128924
- ISBN
- 9780226128924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.19€ 109.48
€ 133.19
€ 109.48
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845931940
- ISBN
- 9781845931940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.74
€ 146.74
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851993027
- ISBN
- 9780851993027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.17
€ 73.17
The Common Agricultural Policy and Organic Farming. An Institutional P...
Lynggaard, K. (Department For Social Sciences...
hardcover. Covers how ideational change came about to enhance the understanding of change within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to plan and implement change in European agriculture policy. This book features contents that cover institutional change within the CAP and focus on the institutional construction policy concerned with organic farming. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: KNAC; TVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845931148
- ISBN
- 9781845931148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.55
€ 110.55
Hardcover. The global coffee chain is currently characterized by a paradoxical coexistence of a 'coffee boom' in consuming countries and a 'coffee crisis' in producing countries. This book shows that the 'coffee paradox' exists because the coffee farmers sell and the coffee consumers buy embed increasingly different 'attributes'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Tables Figures Notes Bibliography Index. BIC Classification: KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842774564
- ISBN
- 9781842774564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.08€ 90.54
€ 101.08
€ 90.54
Paperback. For as long as anyone can remember, coal has been the lifeblood of the communities of County Durham. This title presents a portrayal of Durham life that deals with the anonymous individuals, and their families, and behind the story of coalmining in the area. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; HBTK; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450421
- ISBN
- 9780752450421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 85 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC; P; TDC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335543
- ISBN
- 9781590335543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.95
€ 52.99
€ 37.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; KCM; KN; RNPG; RNU; TVF; TVR; WMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603585712
- ISBN
- 9781603585712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.35€ 48.72
€ 71.35
€ 48.72
Hardcover. Editor(s): Stevenson, Marc G.; Madsen, Andrew D.; Maloney, Elaine. Series: Occasional Publications Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; KNAF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- CCI Press
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896445052
- ISBN
- 9781896445052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.70
€ 45.99
€ 32.70
The African Food System and Its Interactions with Human Health and Nut...
Per Pinstrup-Andersen (Ed.)
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinstrup-Andersen, Per. Num Pages: 384 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 1H; KNAC; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476921
- ISBN
- 9780801476921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Hardback. Culminating in the 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty, Canada and the US carried out long and contentious negotiations to provide a framework for cooperation for conserving and sharing the Pacific salmon resource. This is the history of the negotiations, providing an insider's perspective on the many complex issues that were addressed. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 figures, 14 tables, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1QSP; KNAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811415
- ISBN
- 9780774811415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardcover. This controversial volume discusses and reports on the "soft terrorism" perpetrated by alternative agriculture radicals and by populists who peddle misinformation, propaganda, hate and property destruction in agriculture and the massive costs to Americans. Num Pages: 196 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813821580
- ISBN
- 9780813821580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.43
€ 110.43
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813539065
- ISBN
- 9780813539065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.45
€ 47.45
Paperback. The first edition of this book explored the development of temperate agroforestry systems, concentrating on those areas within the temperate zones where the greatest advances, adoptions and modifications had taken place to that time. This second edition has updated material, in some cases substantially, as well as introducing to the reader other regions where temperate agroforestry research and development is contributing to sustainable food production systems. There are new chapters for India, Chile and Scandinavia Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew M; Gordon, Andrew M; Newman, Scott M; Newman, Scott M. BIC Classification: KNAL. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780644851
- ISBN
- 9781780644851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.03€ 119.07
€ 124.03
€ 119.07
Hardcover. Around 2.5 million tons of pesticide are used every year. This volume outlines the techniques for reducing pesticide use internationally, through using integrated pesticide management, and from this to assess the environmental and economic benefits that such a reduction will bring. Editor(s): Pimentel, David, PhD. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: KNAC; RNP; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 31. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471968382
- ISBN
- 9780471968382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 343.57
€ 343.57
Paperback. Explores how the sugar beet industry transformed the rural Midwest by introducing large factories, contract farming, and foreign migrant labour. Identifying rural areas as centres for modern American industrialism, this study contributes to a re-orientation of labour history from urban factory workers to rural migrant workers. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; HBTK; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076671
- ISBN
- 9780252076671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94